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The development of advanced hybrid composite materials construction promises to provide a reduced weight and cost solution for the manufacture of helicopter airframe components. This paper reports the progress and results of development of single co-cure design concepts, and the fabrication and testing conducted under NASA and U.S. Army jointly funded contracts. Current applications of advanced composite materials to a Sikorsky commercial helicopter are illustrated.
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Rich, M.J. (1980). Application of Advanced Composite Materials to Helicopter Airframe Structures. In: Lenoe, E.M., Oplinger, D.W., Burke, J.J. (eds) Fibrous Composites in Structural Design. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1033-4_28
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